‘Batman Begins’ voted ‘Most Favourite Film of 2005’

Christopher Nolan�s �Batman Begins� has been voted the best film of the year by readers of Total Film magazine.

Nev Pierce, deputy ed of the mag told the Beeb: �Batman Begins was a smart but funny reinvention of an iconic figure and had fantastic performances. It was also excellently directed by Christopher Nolan,� 

�Film fans want more and Batman Begins overcomes the horrible taste that previous outing Batman and Robin left in people's mouths,� he added.

In the poll of 15,000 readers, Ian McDiarmid won �Best Movie Villain� for his role as Supreme Chancellor Palpatine in �Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.�

�We had more people voting for our awards this year than ever before and 2006 looks set to be another great year at the box office,� said the editor.

Mickey Rourke won �Man of the Year� for his role as street fighter Marv in Sin City, while Charlie and the Chocolate Factory's squirrels were honoured with �Best Movie Animal� award.

And War of the Worlds star Dakota Fanning was acclaimed the �Best Child Actor� Newindpress.com report.